Description
Type 2 diabetes is becoming more common, primarily
due to increasing levels of obesity in our society. It is also
being diagnosed more frequently in young people, so it is
now much more often seen in women of reproductive age.
Given that people with Type 2 diabetes are now typically
managed in primary care, it is important for primary care
teams to understand the issues around pre-existing diabetes
and pregnancy. For similar reasons, gestational diabetes is
also much more common than it used to be and there are
now internationally agreed criteria for diagnosis and a
greater consensus in the principles of management.
